Reef, RuthBall, MarilynLovelock, Catherine2015-12-100266-4674http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61923Mangroves generally grow in nutrient-poor environments and maintain high levels of productivity through unique adaptations for nutrient conservation (Reef et al. 2010). One such adaptation in mangroves is highly efficient resorption of limiting nutrientsKeywords: abscission; adaptation; arid region; biological production; decomposition; disturbance; food web; growth rate; herbivory; litterfall; locust; mangrove; microbial community; nutrient cycling; organic carbon; plant-insect interaction; resorption; salinity; Austracris guttulosa; Avicennia marina; herbivory; insect-plant relations; nutrients; Orthoptera; salinity; tropics; wetlands201210.1017/S02664674120000412016-02-24